Jacki Brown
Founder & CEO, Jacki Brown Marketing, LLC
Jacki brings nearly two decades of hospitality and travel-technology marketing experience, helping organizations sharpen their positioning, connect with customers, and scale with purpose.
About Accelerate
Advisory
Board
The Accelerate Advisory Board brings industry perspective, strategic guidance, and trusted counsel to support the initiative’s quality, relevance, and responsible growth.
Industry Perspective · Strategic Guidance · Trusted Counsel
Board Members
Deborah Burns
Executive Director, New England Inns & Resorts Association
Deborah brings more than two decades of tourism leadership and a deep commitment to helping women grow, lead, and realize their potential across hospitality.
Rachel Crater
Director of Marketing, Witham Family Hotels
Rachel combines more than 20 years of hospitality marketing with work that helps independent owners and women marketers build revenue, confidence, and calm.
Lan Elliott
Principal & Co-Founder, Acacia Holdings; Founder, Athena Leadership Academy
Lan brings more than 25 years in hotel real estate and a strong record of elevating women’s leadership through storytelling, education, and community.
Hannah Lamprey
Marketing Director, Olympia Hospitality
Hannah blends data, intuition, and human connection in hospitality marketing while championing allyship and more sustainable paths for women balancing leadership and life.
Sarah Morris
Fifth Generation Host, Basin Harbor
Sarah brings a fifth-generation hospitality perspective and broad experience across resort operations, restaurants, guest service, sales, marketing, and industry governance.
Rachel Vandenberg
Founder, Accelerate Women Leaders in Travel; Co-Owner, Sun & Ski Inn & Suites; Leadership Coach
Rachel brings lived leadership across hospitality ownership, frontline travel, and coaching, grounding Accelerate in practical experience, reflection, and purposeful growth.
Maya Yette
Senior Director, Corporate Strategy & Strategic Planning, Choice Hotels International
Maya brings enterprise strategy, legal, and brand-development experience, with a commitment to inclusive leadership and expanding opportunity for women and underrepresented leaders.